COMPARISONS

COMPARISONS

COMPARATIVES
Annotations:
- Compares two things, usually in combination with THAN
1. ONE OR TWO SYLLABLE (the stress is on the second syllable:
  1. Add: -ER
    1. OLD - OLDER
      1. My dad is older than my mother
  2. If the noun finishes in -e
    1. Add: -R
      1. SAFE - SAFER
2. TWO SYLLABLE: (the stress is on the first syllable) OR MORE
  1. PUT "MORE" BEFORE THE ADJETIVE
    1. SILENT - MORE SILENT
SUPERLATIVES
1. ONE OR TWO SYLLABLES
  1. THE + ADJETIVE - EST
    1. THE SMALLEST TABLE
2. TWO SYLLABLES OR MORE
  1. THE MOST + ADJETIVE
    1. THE MOST INTERESTING PERSON
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE EXCEPTIONS:
1. GOOD - BETTER - BEST
  1. BAD - WORSE - WORST
    1. MUCH/MANY - MORE - MOST
      1. FAR - FURTHER - FURTHEST
AS... AS
1. MY TABLE IS AS OLD AS YOUR BED

Resource summary

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